Factors affecting stability and infectivity of SARS-CoV-2

• Published in: The Journal of hospital infection Vol. 106; no. 2; pp. 226 - 231
• Main Authors: Chan, K-H., Sridhar, S., Zhang, R.R., Chu, H., Fung, A.Y-F., Chan, G., Chan, J.F-W., To, K.K-W., Hung, I.F-N., Cheng, V.C-C., Yuen, K-Y.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2020; The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of The Healthcare Infection Society
• Subjects: Betacoronavirus - growth & development; Betacoronavirus - pathogenicity; China - epidemiology; Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology; Coronavirus Infections - physiopathology; COVID-19; High infection rate; Humans; Infectious Disease; Infectivity; Microbial Viability; Pandemics; Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology; Pneumonia, Viral - physiopathology; Route of transmission; SARS-CoV-2; Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - epidemiology; Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - pathology; Stability; Virulence; Virus Inactivation; China; Route of transmission; SARS-CoV-2; Stability; Infectivity; High infection rate

In late 2019, a novel human coronavirus – severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) – emerged in Wuhan, China. This virus has caused a global pandemic involving more than 200 countries. SARS-CoV-2 is highly adapted to humans and readily transmits from person-to-person. To investig...